WEBVTT [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BYWISN-TV] [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY THENATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE,WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITSCAPTION CONTENT AND ACCURACY.VISIT NCICAP.ORG]MIKE: TODAY, ON "UPFRONT," THEINAUGURATION OF AMERICA'S 45THPRESIDENT.>> I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE ALOT OF ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT.MIKE: REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMANSEAN DUFFY ON THE CEREMONY,REPUBLICAN PRIORITIES, ANDREPEALING OBAMACARTHEN, STATE DEMOCRATS INDISARRAY?AFTER A DISMAL ELECTION CYCLE,WE ASK PARTY LEADER MARTHALANING HOW SHE PLANS TO GET HERPARTY BACK ON TRACK.AND THE GOVERNOR "ALL IN" ONIMPROVING WISCONSIN'S WORKFORCE.WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IF YOU'REUNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYE>> COVERING THE ISSUES IMPORTANTTO WISCONSIN.THIS IS "UPFRONT WITH MIKEGOUSHA."MIKE: HELLO AGAIN, EVERYBODY,AND WELCOME TO "UPFRONT."THIS WEEK, A CHANGE IN COMMAND.FRIDAY, DONALD TRUMP WILL BESWORN IN AS THE 45TH PRESIDENTOF THE UNITED STATES.INAUGURATION PLANNERS SAY HISMESSAGE WILL BE ONE OF UNITY,AND HE'S STICKING WITH HISCAMPAIGN SLOGAN -- MAKE AMERICANGREAT AGAIHE'S EXPECTED TO RIDE TO THECEREMONY WITH PRESIDENT BARACKOBAMA.WISCONSIN CONGRESSMAN SEAN DUFFYWILL BE THERE.HE'S PART OF TRUMP'S TRANSITIONTEAM AND HE'S BEEN A SUPPORTEROF THE PRESIDENT ELECT, ANCONGRESSMAN DUFFY JOINS US NOWON THE SATELLITE FROMWASHINGTON.LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WEEK AHEAD,DONALD TRUMP'S INAUGURATION ANDTHE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY.YOU HAVE BEEN VERY BULLISH ABOUTIT FROM CEREMONY -- A TRUMPPRESIDENCY, WHAT DO YOU THINK ISTHE BIGGEST CHALLENGE HE WILLFACE WHEN HE GETS OFFICE?MIKE: -- CONGRESSMAN DUFFY:NOTONLY HAVE I BEEN BULLISH, BUTTHE MARKETS HAVE AS WELL.THE IDEA YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ABUSINESSMAN WHO UNDERSTANDSTAXES AND RULES AND REGULATIONS-- NOT THAT THEY ARE BAD, IF YOUHAVE TOO MUCH THEM, HOW ITIMPACTS OUR ABILITY TO DOBUSINESS AND COMPETE GLOBALLY.AS THE TRANSITION FROM MR.OBAMAAS A FORMER COMMUNITY ORGANIZERWHO NEVER HAS BEEN A BUSINESSGUY I THINK IA BIG CHANGE.LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WEEKAHEAD, WE HAVE THE INAUGURATIONOF MR. TRUMP.THIS ONE OF THE A LOT OF ENERGYAND EXCITEMENT AROUND THAT DAYAS THERE IS EVERY FOUR YEARSBEFORE INAUGURATION DAY.I THINK IT'S GOING TO BREAK OUTINTO A CONVERSATION AROUNDPOLICY AND POLITICS.WHAT PRIORITIES OUR FIRST?HEALTH CARE AS YOU'VE HEARD IS APRIORITY.WE SEE THE PROMISES THAT WEREMADE IN HEALTH CARE THATPREMIUMS WERE GOING TO GO DOWNBY $2500 A YEAR FOR A FAMILY OFFOUR, IF YOU LIKE YOUR DOCTOR,YOU CAN KEEP YOUR DOCTOR, ANDALL OF THOSE PROMISES WEREFALSE.WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE GETHEALTH CARE RIGHT, TAX REFORM ISA TOP PRIORITY AS WELL FOR US.BORDER SECURITY, MAKING SURE WESECURE THE SOUTHERN BORDER.SO THOSE WHO COME INTO THECOUNTRY COME IN WITH PERMISSIONAND CONSENT OF THE AMERICANPEOPLE.A PRETTY RIGOROUS AGENDA, BUT ITHINK IT IS ONE THAT WE HAVEAMERICAN BUY-IN FOR AND WE CANGET DONE.MIKE: LET MEASK YOU ABOUT THEREPEAL OF OBAMACARE, THE WHEELSARE ALREADY IN MOTION TO DOTHAT.CAN YOU ASSURE PEOPLE IN YOURDISTRICT, A NUMBER OF WHOM AREON OBAMACARE, CAN YOU ENSURETHEM THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BECAUGHT IN THE LURCH FROM THETIME WHERE OBAMACARE IS REVEALEDTO THE TIME WHERE IT IS REPLACED-- REPEALED TO THE TIME WORD ISREPLACED?CONGRESSMAN DUFFY: IT'S LIKEANAIRCRAFT CARRIER HEALTH CARE.THE PLANS FOR 2018 WITH THEAFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE AREALREADY WRITTEN THAT ARE GETTINGAPPROVAL FROM THE STATES.IT'S GOING TO BE HARD FOR US TOCHANGE HEALTH CARE COVERAGEPLANS FOR 2018.OUR EFFECTIVE DATE ON THE REPEALCAN BE AVOIDED IN THE FUTURE ASWE WORK ON A REPLACEMENT AND WEWORK ON THE FOLLOWING YEAR PLANSTHAT ARE SIGNED UP IN 2018 BUTTAKE EFFECT IN 2019.THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES, LIKE THEINDIVIDUAL MANDATE AND A LOT OFPUNISHING TAXES THAT HAVE COMEFROM THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT THEWE CAN GET RID OF RIGHT NOW.SO I FEELVERY COMFORTABLE ANDCONFIDENT THAT THE PLAN WE COMEUP WITH IS GOING TO MAKE SURETHERE IS A SEAMLESS TRANSITIONIN REGARDS TO HEALTH CARE AND NOONE IS GOING TO BE LEFT IN THELURCH.WE NEED TO HAVE AN AMERICANCONVERSATION.I THINK WHETHER YOU LIKEOBAMACARE OR NOT, PEOPLE WEREFRUSTRATED THAT NANCY PELOSISAID THEY HAVE TO PASS THIS LAWTO FIND OUT WHAT'S IN IT.HEALTH CARE IS VERY PERSONAL FORPEOPLE.THEY WANT TO HAVE CONTROL OF IT.SO LET'S HAVE A GREAT AMERICANCONVERSATI, THAT WE HAVE ASAYIN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OVERTHE PLANET REDUCES PRICES ANDPUTS YOU IN CONTROL OF YOURHEALTH CARE INSTEAD OF ABUREAUCRAT IN WASHINGTON.MIKE: IT'S TRICKY,BECAUSE IFYOU REMOVE THE MANDATE, WHICH ALOT OF REPUBLICANS LIKE YOURSELFDO NOT LIKE, IF YOU REMOVE THAT,ISN'T IT CHALLENGING TO PAY FORCOVERAGE FOR PRE-EXISTINGCONDITIONS, FOR EXAMPLE?CONGRESSMAN DUFFY: IN WISCONSIN,WE DID IT WITH HIGH RISK POOLS,FAIRLY EFFECTIVELY.THE OTHER5% THAT WAS LEFT WEREEITHER THE INVINCIBLE'S WHO DIDNOT WANT COVERAGE, OR THESMALLGROUP OF PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONSTHAT COULD NOT GET COVERAGEGREAT WE CAN FIX THEM ALL ANDMAKE IT WORK.WHAT'S GOING TO BE UNIQUE IS IFYOU WANT TO BE IN VERMONT ANDHAVE A SINGLE-PAYER SYSTEM ANDTRY TO MODEL WHERE YOU WANT TOTRY DIFFERENT WISCONSIN MODELTHAT IS PATIENT CENTERED,ORCALIFORNIA OR COLORADO WANT TOTRY DIFFERENT MODELS, WE AREGOING TO THE STATE ON HOW WE RUNHEALTH CARE, WHICH IS A REALLYGOOD THING, I THINK.MIKE: LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT THENEWS OF THE PAST WEEK.YOU SAW AND HEARD THESE REPORTSTHAT SUGGESTED THATTHEINTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS IN THISCOUNTRY WERE INVESTIGATINGUNSUBSTANTIATED, UNVERIFIEDCLAIMS THAT RUSSIA HAS SOMEINFORMATION ON THEPRESIDENT-ELECT, PERSONAL ORFINANCIAL THAT COULD PUT HIM INA COMPROMISING POSITION,POTENTIALLY.YOU HAVE HEARD THOSE REPORTS ANDSTORIES.DOES ANY OF THAT CONCERN YOU SEEIS ABOUT TO TAKE OFFICE?-- AS HE IS ABOUT TO TAKEOFFICE?CONGRESSMAN DUFFY: WHAT DOESCONCERN ME IS WITH THEINTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, WHICH ISSO IMPORTANT TO OUR SECURITY ANDDEFENSES, WH THATINTELLIGENCECOMMUNITY IS USED FOR POLITICALPURPOSES TO LEAK INFORMATION TOTHE PRESS, THAT UNDERMINES THECREDIBILITY AND FRANKLY,UNDERMINES OUR SYSTEM OFGOVERNMENT AND POLITICS.AND WHEN THE INTELLIGENCECOMMUNITY COMES OUT WITH REPORTHAT ARE UNSUBSTANTIATED, THATTHE PRESIDENT IS GETTING BRIEFEDON AND MR. TRUMP IS GETTINGBRIEFED ON, BUT THE PRESS ISTALKING ABOUT IT TO LENDCREDENCE TO THE IDEA THAT THEYCOULD HAVE COMPROMISINGINFORMATIO -- LISTEN, THIS ISSERIOUS STUFF.IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THEUTMOST FAITH IN THE INTELLIGENCECOMMUNITY, WHICH MEANS THEYDON'T LEAK.THEY GIVE GOOD INTELLIGENCE ANDA REE THE APPROPRIATECONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES ANDPRESIDENT SO WE CAN MAKE THERIGHT DECISIONS.IF THEY USE THAT FOR POLITICALPURPOSES AND POLITICAL GAIN, ALLOF A SUDDEN, YOU HAVE A WAR WITHTHE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY THATCOMES POLITICAL.IT'S NOT TRUSTED.AND THAT DIMINISHES AMERICANSECURITY AND SAFETY TODAY ANDDOWN THE ROAD AS WE TRY TONAVIGATE SOME REALLY CHALLENGINGTHREATS IN THE WORLD.MIKE: SPEAKING OF CHALLENGINGTHREATS, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNAT ALL THE PRESIDENT ELECT TEAMSTO FRIENDLY OR TO ELEMENTARYTOWARDS RUSSIA OR VLADIMIRPUTIN?CONGRESSMAN DUFFY: I THINKVLADIMIR PUTIN IS NOT A GOOD GUY, I DON'T THINK HE IS A FRIENDOF AMERICA.MR. TRUMP IS TAKING A DIFFERENTPOSITION THAT HE WANTS TO STARTOFF WITH A FRIENDLY RELATIONSHIPTHAT MIGHT CONTINUE, WHERE WECAN FIND SPACES TO WORK WITHRUSSIA.BUT WE WILL HAVE DISAGREEMENTSIN OTHER SPACES.THIS IS A GUY WHO INVADED THECOUNTRY OF GEORGIA, TOOK CRIMEA,IS NOW MESSING WITH UKRAINE.HE'S IN SYRIA, HE IS TRYING TOUNDERMINE THE EUROPEAN UNION.THIS IS NOT A GOODMAN, AND IDON'T THINK WE SHOULD KIDOURSELVES ABOUT WHO HE IS ANDWHAT HIS INTENTIONS ARE.I'VE PUBLICLY HAD HIS AGREEMENTSWITH MR. TRUMP ABOUT WHAT RUSSIAIS AND WHAT RISKS IT POSES TOTHE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.I AM NOT ELECTED PRESIDENT, IDON'T KNOW IF HE HAS SOME GRANDPLAN, HE WANTS TO PARTNER WITHRUSSIA ON THE ISSUE OF ISIS,MAYBE PUSH BACK AGAINST CHINAAND OTHER GLOBAL THREATS.I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS THAT.BUT FROM MY VIEW OF THE WORLD,HAS WISCONSIN GUY, HE HAS-- IHAVE GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUTVLADIMIR PUTIN AND RUSSIA.MIKE: THE CONGRESSMAN WILLCONTINUE.WILLIE RUN -- WILL HE RUN FORPRESIDENT?I ASKED HIM LATER.NOW, THE STATE OF THE STATESDEMOCRATS.THEY FAILED TO WIN WISCONSIN FORHILLARY AND LOST SEATS IN THELEGISLATURE.NEXT ON "UPFRONT," THE WOMANLEADING THE PARTY -- HOW WILLTHEY MOVE FORWARD? AND -->> OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS NOTCREATING JOBS, BUT FINDINGPEOPLE TO FILL THEM.MIKE: THE GOVERNOR SAYS ITS HISTOP PRIORITY IN 2017, IMPROVINGTHE STATES WORKFORCE.WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW HE'SGOING TO DO THAT WITH THESECRETARY OF WORKFORCEDEVELOPMENT, WHEN "UPFRONT"

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Updated: 4:00 PM CST Jan 14, 2017

Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, R-Weston, talks about what people can expect during the swearing-in of the 45th president, and priorities for Republicans in 2017.